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Harry P. Hatry is a principal research associate and director of the Public Management Program at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.
Kathryn E. Newcomer is director of the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University.
Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xi
Preface xvii
The Editors xix
The Contributors xxiii
Meeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction xxxiiiKathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey
Part One: Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies 1
1. Using Logic Models 7John A. McLaughlin, Gretchen B. Jordan
2. Evaluability Assessment 33Joseph S. Wholey
3. Implementation Evaluation 63Arnold Love
4. Performance Monitoring 98Theodore H. Poister
5. Quasi-Experimentation 126Charles S. Reichardt, Melvin M. Mark
6. Using Randomized Experiments 150Robert G. St. Pierre
7. Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses 176Robert F. Boruch, Anthony Petrosino
Part Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures 205
8. Trained Observer Ratings 211John M. Greiner
9. Using Surveys 257Kathryn E. Newcomer, Timothy Triplett
10. Using Expert Judgment 292Harvey A. Averch
11. Role Playing 310Margery Austin Turner, Wendy Zimmermann
12. Using Focus Groups 340Robert Goldenkoff
13. Collecting Data in the Field 363Demetra Smith Nightingale, Shelli Balter Rossman
14. Using Agency Records 396Harry P. Hatry
Part Three: Analyzing Evaluation Data 413
15. Qualitative Data Analysis 417Sharon L. Caudle
16. Using Statistics in Evaluation 439Kathryn E. Newcomer, Philip W. Wirtz
17. Using Regression Analysis 479Dale E. Berger
18. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis 506James Edwin Kee
Part Four: Getting Evaluation Results Used 543
19. Pitfalls of Evaluation 547Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer
20. Managing Evaluation Projects 571James B. Bell
21. Writing for Impact 604George F. Grob
22. Using Organizational Report Cards 628William T. Gormley Jr.
23. The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations 649Mary E. Kopczynski, Kathleen Pritchard
24. Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation 670Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey, Kathryn E. Newcomer
Name Index 685
Subject Index 693
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